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Nas Faces The Slaveowner who BOUGHT His Third Great Grandma
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In an episode of PBS’ Finding Your Roots, Nas sits down with Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. where he encounters documents of his ancestor’s history. In the clip above, the Queens MC stares at a receipt from slave owner, Benjamin Franklin Little, who purchased his great, great, great grandmother Pocahantas Little for a little under $900.
“Wow, I have more than that in my pocket right now,” Nas said.
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